Because in so doing, you're just getting into a shouting match saying "My handouts aren't really handouts. They're important." Which is precisely what everyon

Because in so doing, you're just getting into a shouting match saying "My handouts aren't really handouts. They're important." Which is precisely what everyone who is looking for government money does. Rather than taking part in the K Street circus of perverse incentives, why not just spend the money on research?